Keg



J. W. HUSSEY KEG April 24, 1928. 1,667,460

Filed March e. 192-"! Janws Wflussg 3mm Guam.

Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES,

JAMES W. HUSSEY, OF MARTINSVILLE, IN DIAlNA.

Application filed March 9,

This invention relates to a keg designed for holding various materials, such as candy, cigars, smoking tobacco, snuff, or any kinds of liquid, one of the objects being to provide a novel form of closure and shield therefor by means of which an airtight package is produced, the absorption of moisture by the keg and closure resulting in expansion of the cooperating parts so as to increase the sealing action.

lVit-h the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts, in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a View partly in elevation and partly in section of the device constituting the present invention, the closure being shown in position prior to expansion due to absorption of moisture.

Figure 2 is 'a plan View of the keg with the closure removed.

Figure 3 is a section through the upper portion of the keg showing the relative po sitions of the parts when expanded by moisture.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the wooden staves of the keg and 2 the hoops orbands for holding the staves assembled. The keg is provided with a .head, not shown, for closing one end thereof and the other end is provided with a wooden. ring 3 providing a circular opening :l- A rabbet 5 is formed in the outer face of the ring at the inner periphery thereof and seated in this rahbet is a gasket 6 preferably of cork which projects in wardly beyond the inner periphery of the ring 3. p

absorb moisture from as my own,

1927. serial No. 173,969.

g The closure of thekeg is in the form of a wooden disk 7 tapered toward its inner face 8 and l'n'ovided, inits outer face, with a groove 9 surrounding a knob or projection 10 integral with the closure and whereby said closure can be manipulated. A bung hole 11 is provided in the keg near the'other end thereof and this can be closed by a cork 12 or other suitable means.

In practice the keg is partlyor entirely filled with the solid or liquid substance to be stored therein and thereafter the closure 9 is thrust into the gasket 6. The opening in the gasket is cylindrical and as the closure is tapered it will be apparent that whcnthe closure is forced downwardly it will first compress the outer portion of the gasket and then the inner portionthereof. the ring 3, gasket 6 and the closure 7 gradually keg, the several parts will expand, thereby increasing the sealing action. The parts are so proportioned thatwhen they are fullyexpanded by moisture the closure will preferably extend into contact with the ring as shown particularly in Figured hat is claimed is:

A device oft-he? class described including a container, a ring seated in one end thereof formed ofmaterial expansible by moisture, said ring having a cylindrical inner wall formed witha continuous rabbet in its upper portion, a gasket seated in the. rabbet and extending inwardly beyond the inner periphery of the ring, said gasket being formed of a material expansible by moisture, and a closure having an unbroken tapered periphs cry, said closure being insertahle down wardly within the gz'isket "to compress the gasket in the rabbet, that portion of the ring below the gasket constituting a stop for Jimiting the movement of the closure during the compression of the gasket. k In testimony that I claiinthe foregoing I have hereto aflixed my signature.

JAMES IV. HUSSEY.

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